The emperor did not immediately agree.
But when he personally fed the Empress the medicine, he saw her vomit uncontrollably. After vomiting, she looked utterly broken, as if all her life had been drained away, and she appeared as if she might die at any moment.
The emperor softened and said, "Very well, I will summon him to the capital, but you must not mention his identity."
A light gradually returned to the Empress's lifeless eyes. She smiled through her tears and said, "To see him once is enough for me. I dare not ask for anything else."
She received news that the Prince of Yan's heir has not yet made a move, perhaps because he lacks the opportunity to come to the capital.
Now that she has presented this opportunity to him, he will surely come to the capital.
As long as he comes to the capital, she and her son will have a chance. As for his background, there's no need for her to bring it up again; he already knows.
"Your Majesty, the land of Yan is barren. He is not as fortunate as the children who grew up around us. I beg you, please take better care of him in the future, okay?"
She seemed to murmur, "In this way, I can focus on accompanying Yun'er without having to worry about two people at once."
And the Crown Prince, I wonder where he is now, and whether I will be able to see him one last time. I also want to say sorry to him; it was my dereliction of duty and selfishness as a mother..."
The voice gradually faded, the empress's breath grew weaker and weaker, her head tilted to the side, and her voice disappeared completely.
The emperor's heart skipped a beat, and he immediately summoned Imperial Physician Feng.
Physician Feng cautiously took her pulse and said carefully, "Her Majesty is too weak. She was exhausted from all that exertion just now and has fallen into a deep sleep."
Your Majesty, let the Empress sleep for a while. This old minister will go and brew the medicine, so she can drink it when she wakes up.
The emperor waved his hand, signaling him to go.
Then Chen Banjun brought hot water, wet a cloth, and personally wiped the Empress.
The Empress was drenched in sweat from vomiting, and the Emperor wanted to change her into clean clothes.
After removing the Empress's clothes, the Emperor saw that her once plump body was now skin and bones. He was disappointed and said, "How did she get to this point? How did she ruin herself like this?"
His tone was full of reluctance.
But they didn't see the empress's eyelashes tremble slightly, and a cold, cruel smile spread across her lips.
If the emperor hadn't changed his mind, why would she have resorted to this self-harming method? With no one to rely on, she had no choice but to suffer this ordeal.
The more the Empress thought about it, the more aggrieved she felt, and tears welled up in her eyes. The Emperor saw it as her reluctance to part before her death.
Once the Empress was settled, he went straight to the Imperial Study and wrote an imperial edict summoning the Prince of Yan's heir back to the capital.
In the days that followed, the Empress's condition did not improve, but she remained alive and did not deteriorate further.
The emperor thought for a moment and sent a letter to Xie Tingzhou, informing him of the empress's situation. He thought that since the empress had already repented, it would be a pity if the crown prince forgave her and he did not return in time to see her off.
Xie Tingzhou knew about the Empress's connection with the Zheng family, yet she showed no remorse whatsoever.
I'm afraid this illness was just a pretense for the emperor.
When they received the letter, they were still at sea. After reading it, Xie Tingzhou threw the letter into the sea.
They didn't reply to the emperor, but instead wrote a letter to the Marquis of Zhongyong, informing him of their return date and urging him to safeguard his military power.
Xie Tingzhou worried that if the Empress was indeed faking her illness, she had probably used extreme methods to deceive the Emperor and the imperial physicians.
If someone can be so ruthless to themselves, they probably wouldn't show any mercy to the emperor when they're at their wits' end.
She also sent a letter to Shi Wuxia, asking her to keep an eye on the movements of the Prince of Yan's heir.
On the other end.
The Crown Prince of Yan looked at the imperial edict in silence.
After waiting for a long time, the attendant cautiously asked, "Your Highness, are you returning to the capital?"
The Crown Prince of Yan rolled up the imperial edict, his expression unreadable. "The Emperor has summoned me; how can I not go?"
My mother's health has been declining these past two years. There are many good doctors in the capital, so I'll take her back there to see one."
Twenty days later, the carriage from the Prince of Yan's residence arrived at the Shili Changting Pavilion in the capital.
Upon receiving the news, Shi Wuxia ordered his subordinates to disguise themselves as thieves. The group chased after the Prince of Yan on horseback and collided with his entourage.
In their desperate escape, the thieves rampaged through the enemy ranks, disrupting the procession of the Prince of Yan.
Shi Wuxia shouted, "Stop! You stole your aunt's things and you dare to run away?"
As soon as he finished speaking, several darts were thrown out.
A thief, trying to dodge a dart, startled the Princess of Yan's carriage. The horse reared up and pulled the carriage towards the cliff.
"princess!"
"Mother!"
The people of the Prince of Yan's mansion were shocked and rushed to control the horses to save the people. Shi Wuxia had no choice but to give up chasing the 'thief'. He turned around and sat on the carriage shaft, managing to pull the reins back just before the carriage plunged off the cliff.
But Princess Yan was nearly sixty years old and in poor health. She turned pale with shock, clutched her chest, opened her mouth, and had difficulty breathing.
"doctor!"
The Crown Prince of Yan hurriedly shouted that they had brought a doctor with them on their journey.
But when the doctor saw the Princess Consort's condition, his expression changed drastically. "The Princess Consort's illness is extremely sensitive to stimulation; otherwise, even a miracle worker couldn't cure her. My medical skills are insufficient..."
"I suspect this lady has a history of heart problems. She was frightened today because I was chasing the thief. I am truly sorry."
Shi Wuxia interrupted the doctor, took out a pill, and handed it to the Prince of Yan, saying, "I have a heart-saving pill here, which is effective for the lady's illness. Please see if you would like to give it to her."
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